Gender mainstreaming

Gender mainstreaming

Here are entered works on the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programs, in any field of interest or at any level of government, with the goal of achieving gender equality.

Sources

found: OSAGI website, viewed July 3, 2006("Gender Mainstreaming is a globally accepted strategy for promoting gender equality. Mainstreaming is not an end in itself but a strategy, an approach, a means to achieve the goal of gender equality. Mainstreaming involves ensuring that gender perspectives and attention to the goal of gender equality are central to all activities - policy development, research, advocacy/ dialogue, legislation, resource allocation, and planning, implementation and monitoring of programmes and projects.")

found: Wikipedia, viewed July 3, 2006("Gender mainstreaming is the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in all areas and at all levels".)

found: Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Gender-based analysis : building blocks for success, 2005:p. 1 (gender-based analysis (GBA); defined by the United Nations Economic and Social Council as "assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes, in any area and at all levels")

General Notes

Here are entered works on the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programs, in any field of interest or at any level of government, with the goal of achieving gender equality.